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Jackson Parish
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parish in Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson
- Seat
- Jonesboro
- Largest town
- Jonesboro
- Total
- 580 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Land
- 569 sq mi (1,470 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 1.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,834
- Density
- 26.4/sq mi (10.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .jacksonparishpolicejury .org /Default .aspx
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home Page | Jackson Parish Police Jury
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 15031
- Area
- 1503
- Official website
- www.jacksonparishpolicejury.org/Default.aspx
- Image
- Revised Jackson Parish Courthouse, Jonesboro, LA IMG 5794.JPG
- Households
- 5859
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- Commons category
- Jackson Parish, Louisiana
- inception
- 1845-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.9
- native label
- Jackson Parish
- per capita income
- 21937
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Jackson Parish (French: Paroisse de Jackson) is a parish in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,031. The parish seat is Jonesboro. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. In the twentieth century, this part of the state had several small industrial mill towns, such as Jonesboro. East of Jonesboro is the Jimmie Davis State Park, which includes Caney Lake Reservoir.
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